NUR 420 - Nursing Leadership and Management (3 credits)

(Prereq: NUR 301, NUR 305, and NUR 305L) (Coreq: NUR 420P) This course introduces concepts in leadership, management and fellowship as they relate to the role of professional nursing in the sociopolitical health care environment. Cost containment and cost effective financial management of human, and material resources is emphasized. Group dynamics, change process, crisis management and the role of quality improvement in professional nursing leadership will be included in this course.